I'm almost 3 weeks post op and seeing what an amazing job Dr. O'Neill and his staff have done, they deserve credit!

I didn't plan to share pictures but now that I'm almost 3 weeks post op and seeing what an amazing job Dr. O'Neill and his staff have done, they deserve credit! I was nervous about going through all this but they have exceeded my expectations and the entire staff has been great from the beginning. Dr. O'Neill takes the time to explain everything in detail, including any possible concerns and makes you feel very comfortable, very knowledgeable...patient and not pushy in any way. Great follow up after surgery even with it being the holidays and very quick to respond. And the results so far!!...its still early but Im already loving what I see and can tell he is a perfectionist. After having 2 babies, I had a hernia, diastasis recti, a lot of wrinkled stretched skin and stretch marks (including before picture of stomach) and he corrected all of it, no sign of a mommy tummy anymore!! Plus bonus I had Lipo on inner thighs and sides of stomach and had the fat transferred to my boobs ... After breast feeding my boobs were deflated on the top, unable to fill out bra/bathing suit well, I've always been an A cup and didn't want to be huge or have implants in my body with all the risks. The breast fat transfer has been just enough to make them fuller / slightly larger ...if you want a full cup size bigger you need implants or multiple fat transfers though. Very impressed with the way the my tummy tuck scar is healing and thin, straight and perfectly placed very low to be hidden, also think my belly button will look very natural once it heals and those were my 2 biggest concerns going in. Excited for the swelling to go down on my lower stomach around scar line and have final results!! Its been 2-3 weeks of being very uncomfortable and it's a lot to go through...the recovery sucks and feels like forever. The drains are the worst part and just got those out 2 days ago so im finally getting some relief but still hard to walk and have pain/discomfort as the numbness starting to fade, so ready to feel normal again!!

Feeling sooo much better since last post. First 3 weeks were rough and uncomfortable, between 3-4 weeks started to see improvement in soreness/tightness and by 5 weeks I was feeling worlds better. Took these pics at 5.5 weeks after going on my first run which felt great to be able to run compared to hurting to walk just 1-2 weeks before. The only issue im waiting on now is for the swelling to go down more.

Posting an updated scar picture as ive now used a full tube of strataderm silicone gel...started using it around 3-4 weeks post not every day to start as i still had compression on so was harder to access. Finally stopped wearing compression garment about 1-2 weeks ago. First time i tried to sleep without wearing it at 6.5 weeks i woke up so swollen and sore so waited another week to try again and feels much better now, glad to not have to be limited on what to wear because of the compression garment. My belly button scar and my scars from the drains that aren't hidden are mkre pronounced than id like which i know takes time to fade but im going to look into laser scar treatment to get options on speeding that up.